Onondaga Lake Watershed – A Geographic Information System Project Phase I – Needs assessment and spatial data framework
Douglas A. Freehafer, Oliver Pierson
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1259
In the fall of 2002, the Onondaga Lake Partnership (OLP) formed a Geographic Information System (GIS) Planning Committee to begin the process of developing a comprehensive watershed geographic information system for Onondaga Lake. The goal of the Onondaga Lake Partnership geographic information system is to integrate the various types of...
Anthropogenic and natural variation in ridge and slough pollen assemblages
C.E. Bernhardt, Debra A. Willard, M. Marot, C. W. Holmes
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1448
We present pollen evidence documenting the response of sawgrass ridge and slough systems of the Florida Everglades to hydrologic changes during the last 3,500 years. Sediment cores and surface samples were collected in three transects across sawgrass ridges and sloughs in Water Conservation Area 3A to determine the age of...
Geomorphic Data Collected Within and Adjacent to Nebraska Public Power District's Cottonwood Ranch Property, Platte River, Nebraska, Water Year 2003
Paul J. Kinzel, Randolph S. Parker, Jonathan M. Nelson, Aaron R. Burman, Ashley K. Heckman
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1292
Delineation of faults, fractures, foliation, and ground-water-flow zones in fractured-rock, on the southern part of Manhattan, New York, through use of advanced borehole-geophysical techniques
Frederick Stumm, Anthony Chu, Jack Monti Jr.
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1232
Advanced borehole-geophysical techniques were used to assess the geohydrology of crystalline bedrock in 20 boreholes on the southern part of Manhattan Island, N.Y., in preparation for construction of a third water tunnel for New York City. The borehole-logging techniques included natural gamma, single-point resistance, short-normal resistivity, mechanical and acoustic caliper,...
Simulation of ground-water flow in the Vevay Township area, Ingham County, Michigan
Carol L. Luukkonen, Andreanne Simard
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1270
Ground water is the primary source of water for domestic, public-supply, and industrial use within the Tri-County region that includes Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties in Michigan. Because of the importance of this ground-water resource, numerous communities, including the city of Mason in Ingham County, have begun local Wellhead Protection...
Effects of Abandoned Coal-Mine Drainage on Streamflow and Water Quality in the Mahanoy Creek Basin, Schuylkill, Columbia, and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania, 2001
Charles A. Cravotta III,
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5291
This report assesses the contaminant loading, effects to receiving streams, and possible remedial alternatives for abandoned mine drainage (AMD) within the Mahanoy Creek Basin in east-central Pennsylvania. The Mahanoy Creek Basin encompasses an area of 157 square miles (407 square kilometers) including approximately 42 square miles (109 square kilometers) underlain...
Michigan lakes: An assessment of water quality
R. J. Minnerick
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3048
Michigan has more than 11,000 inland lakes, that provide countless recreational opportunities and are an important resource that makes tourism and recreation a $15-billion-dollar per-year industry in the State (Stynes, 2002). Knowledge of the water-quality characteristics of inland lakes is essential for the current and future management of these resources.Historically...
Water resources data, New Jersey, water year 2004--volume 3. water-quality data
Michael J. DeLuca, Heather A. Heckathorn, Jason M. Lewis, Bonnie J. Gray, Emma-Lynn Melvin, Melissa L. Riskin, Nicholas A. Liu
2004, Water Data Report NJ-04-3
Surface-water-quality data, Georgia, calendar years 1998-2000
Robert Coffin, Susan C. Grams
2004, Open-File Report 2003-484
Methods and hydrogeologic data from test drilling and geophysical logging surveys in the Lawrenceville, Georgia, area
Lester J. Williams, Phillip N. Albertson, Donna D. Tucker, Jaime A. Painter
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1366
Analyses and estimates of hydraulic conductivity from slug tests in alluvial aquifer underlying Air Force Plant 4 and Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base Carswell Field, Fort Worth, Texas
Natalie A. Houston, Christopher L. Braun
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5225
This report describes the collection, analyses, and distribution of hydraulic-conductivity data obtained from slug tests completed in the alluvial aquifer underlying Air Force Plant 4 and Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base Carswell Field, Fort Worth, Texas, during October 2002 and August 2003 and summarizes previously available hydraulic-conductivity data. The U.S....
Strategic plan for the U.S. Geological Survey status and trends of Biological Resources Program: 2004-2009
Paul V. Dresler, Daniel L. James, Paul H. Geissler, Timothy M. Bartish, James Coyle
2004, Circular 1277
The mission of the USGS Status and Trends of Biological Resources Program is to measure, predict, assess, and report the status and trends of the Nation's biological resources to facilitate research, enable resource management and stewardship, and promote public understanding and appreciation of our living resources. Determining the status (abundance,...
Arsenic, nitrate, and chloride in groundwater, Oakland County, Michigan
Stephen S. Aichele
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3120
In 1996, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and nine southeast Michigan counties, began a study of the factors controlling arsenic concentrations in drinking water. The early results of this study raised broader concerns in Oakland County about the quality of...
A decision support system for map projections of small scale data
Michael P. Finn, E. Lynn Usery, Stephan T. Posch, Jeong Chang Seong
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5297
The use of commercial geographic information system software to process large raster datasets of terrain elevation, population, land cover, vegetation, soils, temperature, and rainfall requires both projection from spherical coordinates to plane coordinate systems and transformation from one plane system to another. Decision support systems deliver information resulting in knowledge...
Withdrawals, water levels, and specific conductance in the Chicot aquifer system in southwestern Louisiana, 2000-03
John K. Lovelace, Jared W. Fontenot, C. Paul Frederick
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5212
The Chicot aquifer system is the principal source of fresh ground-water supplies in southwestern Louisiana. Much of the area is rural and rice cultivation is the primary agricultural activity. About 540 million gallons per day were withdrawn from the aquifer system in southwestern Louisiana in 2000. Potentiometric-surface maps of the...
An autonomous, electromagnetic seepage meter to study coastal groundwater/surface-water exchange
Peter W. Swarzenski, Matt Charette, Christian D. Langevin
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1369
The bi-directional exchange of groundwater with coastal surface waters may influence not only coastal-water and geochemical budgets, but may also impact and direct coastal ecosystem change. For example, the widespread discharge of nutrient-enriched submarine groundwater into an estuary or lagoon may contribute directly to the onset and duration of eutrophication,...
Quality of water in the Trinity and Edwards aquifers, south-central Texas, 1996-98
Lynne Fahlquist, Ann F. Ardis
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5201
During 1996–98, the U.S. Geological Survey studied surface- and ground-water quality in south-central Texas. The ground-water components included the upper and middle zones (undifferentiated) of the Trinity aquifer in the Hill Country and the unconfined part (recharge zone) and confined part (artesian zone) of the Edwards aquifer in the Balcones...
Water resources data, Oklahoma, water year 2004; Volume 2. Red River basin
R.L. Blazs, D.M. Walters, T.E. Coffey, D.L. Boyle, J.J. Wellman
2004, Water Data Report OK-04-2
Volumes 1 and 2 of the water resources data for the 2004 water year for Oklahoma consists of record of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes or reservoirs; and water levels of ground-water wells. This report contains discharge records for 138 gaging...
Water resources data, Florida, water year 2004, volume 4: northeast Florida
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2004, Water Data Report FL-04-4
This report series for the 2004 water year for the state of Florida consists of records for continuous or daily discharge for 405 streams, periodic discharge for 12 streams, continuous or daily stage for 159 streams, periodic stage for 19 streams, peak stage and discharge for 30 streams, continuous or...
Water resources data, Oklahoma, water year 2004;Volume 1. Arkansas River basin
R.L. Blazs, D.M. Walters, T.E. Coffey, D.L. Boyle, J.J. Wellman
2004, Water Data Report OK-04-1
Volumes 1 and 2 of the water resources data for the 2004 water year for Oklahoma consists of record of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes or reservoirs; and water levels of ground-water wells. This report contains discharge records for 138 gaging...
Internet Map Service for Environmental Health in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
Denny Buckler, Jim Stefanov
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3140
The objective of this project is to provide an earth and biological resources database within a geographic framework using an Internet Map Service (IMS) to further our understanding of the linkages between the condition of the physical environment and public health issues. The IMS is now available on the Internet...
Assessment of ground-water withdrawals at municipal industrial parks in Puerto Rico, 2000
Jose M. Rodriguez
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5029
An assessment of ground-water withdrawals at municipal industrial parks throughout Puerto Rico was conducted to investigate the effect of ground-water usage on nearby surface- and ground-water resources. Water-bearing strata were divided into four generalized hydrogeologic units: (1) fissured aquifers (including karst and non-karst limestone); (2) intergranular aquifers; (3) intergranular aquifers...
Section 1. Simulation of surface-water integrated flow and transport in two-dimensions: SWIFT2D user's manual
Raymond W. Schaffranek
2004, Techniques and Methods 6-B1
A numerical model for simulation of surface-water integrated flow and transport in two (horizontal-space) dimensions is documented. The model solves vertically integrated forms of the equations of mass and momentum conservation and solute transport equations for heat, salt, and constituent fluxes. An equation of state for salt balance directly couples...
Water resources data, Florida, water year 2004, volume 3A: southwest Florida surface water
Richard L. Kane
2004, Water Data Report FL-04-3A
Water resources data for the 2004 water year in Florida consist of continuous or daily discharges for 405 streams, periodic discharge for 12 streams, continuous daily stage for 159 streams, periodic stage for 19 streams, peak stage for 30 streams and peak discharge for 30 streams, continuous or daily elevations...
Water resources data Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., water year 2003, volume 2. ground-water data
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2004, Water Data Report MD-DE-DC-03-2
Water resources data for the 2003 water year for Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. consist of records of water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report (Volume 2. Ground-Water Data) contains water levels at 386 observation wells, discharge records for 4 springs, and water quality at 185 wells....
